Emmerdale racked up the second most complaints with 789, up from 433 in the previous year, with 445 of those regarding an incident of crime and disorder

In a report released in November, Ofcom said: “Ofcom also took into account Eva’s subsequent remark that she did not understand who Kunta Kinte was, and that she was repeating the phrase because it was something her mother used to say. This reflected the foolishness, and lack of sensitivity and cultural awareness, of her character.

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“We recognised that the character’s comment caused offence to some viewers. There is a long history on British television of soap characters behaving controversially and in ways that develop their characters.

“In this case, the character said that she did not understand the meaning of her comment, which served to illustrate her naivety. Therefore, on this occasion we found that the comment was justified by its context.”